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Matthias H.
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Class Teacher at LSE | Acc. Manager at Microsoft | McKinsey | +100 Coachees
Studied at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
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Worked at McKinsey & Company
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Matthias’s Master’s Programs Qualifications
10+ people coached for Master’s Programs
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Experienced coach in Graduate / Master program application, having helped numerous students get into top schools. Grew up in the country side in Belgium with a humble socio-economic situation, got into the London School of Economics, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, now working at Microsoft in Dublin, living a life I never thought I'd one day achieve. Results - Coached 30+ students landing offers at McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, Roland Berger, AT Kearney, Strategy&, and so on. Guided 10+ mentees through McKinsey & Company's thorough interview process as a dedicated interviewee mentor while working at the Firm. Process - Prepared students for success in all stages of the process whether it's acing Final Round interviews with (Senior) Partners, excelling in Behavioural Skills interviews (on Personal Impact, Entrepreneurial Drive, Inclusive Leadership and, Courageous Change), crushing the Case interview, playing out the Imbellus Problem Solving Game or, blowing away HR in the initial CV screening and Cover Letter writing stage. Expertise - Known for unorthodox insights on boosting your chances of getting in, such as which offices best to apply to, to maximise your chances of landing the offer, which position is easiest to landing the offer and how to convert internships into full-time offers. Extensive knowledge on all industries, capabilities, practices, and locations of McKinsey & Company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About me - Matthias is an Account Manager at Microsoft, former Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company based out of Brussels (Belgium), with engagements that took him to London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Geneva, and Nairobi. Focused on McKinsey's Public and Social sector (SHaPE) in topics such as Global Public Health, Urban Mobility, Education, Employment, and Food Security.
Matthias can help with:
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About Matthias
Experienced coach, having helped countless of people shape their career - helping them get into MBB, into Master's programs, helping them with their career and their life overall. Grew up in the country side with a dad working in a prison and a mom working in a call centre, got into the London School of Economics, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, volunteered in an NGO in rural Kenya, now working at Microsoft in Dublin.
Why do I coach?
When I grew up, I had no one in my direct environment I could learn from. Nobody in my direct environment was living the life I aspired to have. Throughout the years I met more and more people who mentored me, who showed me the way. Coaching to me, is giving the opportunity to acquire the mentorship I'd never had.
Work Experience
Account Manager
Microsoft
August 2024 - Present
Microsoft is the leading technology and AI provider, empowering every organization to achieve more through innovative tech solutions • Customer Engagement: Maintain close customer relationships and advocate for customers success and continuity of accounts • Account Management: Think strategically about sales, leverage technical resources, upsell and cross-sell solutions to accounts • Artificial Intelligence: Optimise current business processes of customers by presenting them with implementable AI use cases
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Consultant
McKinsey & Company
September 2022 - February 2024
McKinsey & Company is the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. Focused and specialised on McKinsey's Public and Social sector (SHaPE). • Quantitative and qualitative analysis: Provide strategic advice for key decisions based on hard numbers and interview insights • Client and stakeholder management: Solicit, align, and bring together organisations and stakeholders of varying opinions • Engagements: Sourcing strategy for a city, healthcare analytics study, pre-merger operating model, Belgium Net Zero report, Global Public Health study on eradicating Malaria by optimising ITN's (malaria nets) value chain
Non-Profit Volunteer (Education NGO)
Moja Tu
June 2023 - July 2023
Moja Tu is an NGO focussed on providing scholarships to underprivileged children living in Kenya's poorest slumps and most remote areas. • Educational advice: Provide advice to school directors and head teachers on how to optimise for learning and improve national exam scores • Organisational advice: Assess current organisational capabilities and provide clear insights on how to scale impact • Family support: Visits and support to families of children who have been granted financial support
Financial Services, Intern
Sia Partners
May 2021 - July 2021
Sia Partners is a next-generation global management consulting firm focused on Consulting 4.0 (using technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, etc. to advise clients) and Consulting for Good (offering green and climate-friendly solutions). • Digital Banking Strategy: Constructing a digital customer experience roadmap for an international Belgian based bank • Open and Beyond Banking: Project about third party cooperation and its influence on the competition in the banking industry • PSD2: Research about the influence of the change of regulation (Payment Services Directive 2) on the banking sector
Non-Profit Volunteer (Social Entrepreneurship)
Academics for Development
September 2018 - May 2020
Academics for Development is an international non-profit that organizes social impact projects in developing countries (E.g.: Africa: Uganda, Ghana, ...; Asia: India, Indonesia, ...; South America: Peru). • Social Entrepreneurship: Supported the co-founding of the Impact Case Day, a day where multinationals present real-life business cases around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to motivated university students • Public Speaking: Delivering introductory speeches about the organization in front of a large student audience (+/- 500 students) • Partner Relations: Focusing on the financial support of the Leuven branch of the non-profit through sponsoring by multinationals
Executive Search, Intern
Korn Ferry
August 2019 - September 2019
Admissions Committee Experience
Korn Ferry is a world-leading management consulting firm, specialized in organizational strategy, business transformation and talent development. • Executive Research: Assisting in candidate development across multiple projects (CEO, COO, CHRO, Global C&B, ...) • International Exposure: Involved in cross border search activity (EMEA & USA) • Assignments: Fortune 500 client: +/- 30bn turnover, Belgian multinational: +/- 10bn turnover, Global Private Bank, …
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Tutor
Sagio.be VZW
November 2017 - December 2018
Tutor at Sagio, teaching Mathematics and Operational Research to university students.
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Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
MSc Political Economy of Europe
2021 - 2022
Activities and societies: LSESU United Nations Society • Focus: European Union policy-making and analysis in the domains of economics, financial markets and global trade relations • Dissertation: How can we explain the differences in the degree of financialization of State-Owned Enterprises among different European countries? • Courses: EU446 The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration EU453 The Political Economy of European Welfare States EU455 Concepts in Political Economy EU469 The Political Economy of Finance in Europe EU482 Europe in World Trade EU491 Political Economy in Theory and History
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MSc in Economics, Law & Business
2019 - 2021
Grade: Magna Cum Laude (77,43%) • Focus: Solving complex international business challenges through quantitative economic research and qualitative legal analysis • Economic Dissertation: M&A and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Measuring Innovation for Merger Analysis • Legal Dissertation: EU Competition Law: A Policy Recommendation on the European Commission’s Merger Control Regulations
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Erasmus program at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
2020 - 2020
Grade: Summa Cum Laude (93,75%)
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
BSc in Business Economics (Major & Minor: Law)
2016 - 2019
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